F'lon (Falloner) and bronze Simanith - Weyrleader at Benden Weyr; father of F'lar and F'nor; friend of Robinton

Oldtimers

This is the term used for those from 400 Turns past called by Lessa and Ramoth into the present Turn. Some of them were exiled to the Southern Continent because they were unable to accept the leadership of the current-day Riders.

T'ron and bronze Fidranth - former Weyrleader of Fort Weyr; also called T'ton; weyrmate of Mardra and Loranth; exiled

Mardra and gold Loranth - former Weyrwoman of Fort Weyr; weyrmate of T'ron and Fidranth; exiled

T'kul and bronze Salth - former Weyrleader of High Reaches; a conservative who kills his bronze Salth when he sends him to fly after the young Ista queen Caylith in a mating flight, he was killed shortly after by F'lar, during this time Robinton had a heart attack; exiled

Merika and an unknown queen - Former Weyrwoman of High Reaches, who is hated by all. She's supposed to have a bad temper. Kylara mentioned that when she helped out during Threadfall, the woman treated her with contempt

R'mart, Weyrleader of Telgar and rider of bronze Branth; stepped down in the 9th Pass

Bedella - Weyrwoman of Telgar and rider of gold Solth. She's known to be very unintelligent. The woman likes music, and is R'mart's Weyrmate.

Lord Jayge - Trader, later Holder of Paradise River in the Southern Continent.

Lady Aramina - Jayge's wife. Aramina can hear the mental speech of any dragon, and is a cousin of Lessa. Mother of Readis.

Readis - Two people were named Readis: an uncle of Jayge, who joined Thella's band then later helped Jayge to free Aramina, getting killed in the process; and the son of Jayge and Aramina, who founded both Kahrain Hold and a Dolphin Hall there.

Yanus - Holder of Half-Circle Sea Hold; father of Menolly and Alemi, thought it was disgraceful for a girl to be a harper.

Mavi - Yanus' wife who discouraged Menolly's musical talents

Lord Bargen - Lord of High Reaches; cousin of Fax

Lord Larad - Lord of Telgar; Pro-Benden, half-brother of Thella, brother of Kylara. Became Lord Holder at age 15. Father of A'ton, a dragonrider, and Laradian

Thella - renegade half-sister of Larad, called "Lady Holdless"; led a band of robbers and tried to capture Aramina

Lord Sifer - Lord of Bitra

Lord Asgenar - Lord of Lemos; Pro-Benden; husband of Famira

Lady Famira - Asgenar's wife

Lord Oterel - Lord of Tillek; son of Melongel and Juvana, nephew by marriage to Robinton

Lord Raid - Lord of Benden; supports Benden, but very stubborn

Lord Sangel - Lord of Southern Boll

Lord Grogellan - Lord of Fort in the Eighth Interval, father of Groghe. Died because he refused to have his appendix surgically removed.

Lady Winalla - Grogellan's wife

Lord Faroguy - Lord of High Reaches in the Eighth Interval; uncle of Fax, father of Bargen and Faravene.

Lady Evelene - Faroguy's wife

Faravene - son of Faroguy and Evelene; killed by Fax

Lord Kale - Lord of Ruatha in the Eighth Interval. Father of Lessa

Lady Adessa - Kale's wife, Lessa's mother

Lord Ashmichel - Kale's father, Lord of Ruatha.

Lord Tarathel - Lord of Telgar, father of Larad, Thella, and Kylara. Related to Petiron

Lord Halibran - Lord of Ista in the Eighth Interval, father of Halanna

Lord Melongel - Lord of Tillek in the Eighth Interval, father of Oterel

At the time of Impression, male dragonriders' names are shortened with an apostrophe. This follows an old tradition of shortening names, as it's easier for Wingleaders to shout the shortened names of their riders when commanding them as they fly threadfall. As an example, Felessan became F'lessan at his impression.

Most girls will only Impress gold queens, with the exception of a few female greenriders, such as Mirrim, and queens fly in a wing of their own, with agenothree tanks to sear Thread from the skies. Thus, female dragonriders do not shorten their names as a rule.

When asked why all dragons' names end in th, Anne McCaffrey facetiously replied, "Dragons have forked tongues. They lisp"; Pernese dragons have no vocal cords, and speak only telepathically.